Across the Corn Belt, sunny weather favors corn and soybean development. In the lower Midwest, producers are resuming soft red winter wheat harvesting. On June 26, just 16% of Indiana’s wheat had been harvested, compared to the 5-year average of 28%.

Across the Corn Belt, cool weather lingers in wake of a cold front's passage. In addition, showery conditions persist in the lower Great Lakes region. However, Midwestern corn and soybeans are faring reasonably well, except in flooded lowlands.

Locally, a frontal boundary will push into and linger across the region for Friday and Saturday. Disturbances moving along the front will provide a periodic risk of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures are to become increasingly warmer, coupled with a rise in humidity, heading into the weekend.

Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front stretch from the lower Great Lakes region into Iowa. The storms are gradually closing a window of opportunity for late-season planting efforts in the eastern Corn Belt. Much cooler air trails the cold front.